The Other Corner Café Kit by DPM Landmark Structures
By Ty’s Model Railroad - 1/29/2012 01:27:00 PM
I wanted to add a bank to my small commercial district and the DPM Other
Corner Café kit by Woodland Scenics fit the bill perfectly. This was my
first DPM kit and if you have never built one either, it’s a very good idea
to follow the preparation directions before assembling the model. The Design
Preservation Model (DPM) series kits have high quality details and styrene
but do require a good amount of sanding and trimming before assembly.
As I did with my Merchant’s Row I kit, I used small strips of masking tape
to mask the windows and trim before painting the brick walls. Once the walls
were dry, I covered the newly painted sections so I could now paint the trim
and window frames. After drying for 24 hours, any touch-ups were made with a
small detailing brush. The masking is tedious but worth it in the end.
However, it’s only effective if it’s done correctly and carefully. If not,
you will have a ton of touch-ups to deal with. The structure was then
brushed with dark powdered pastels for weathering effects and sealed with a
final coat of Testors dull coat.
Most DPM models do not come with a pre-molded roof or base though bulk
styrene is provided for at least the roof. This needs to be cut to fit. A
length of strip styrene is also provided to create supports for the roof
panel. Clear bulk styrene is also included for the window glazing. Window
blinds were used from the same templates I used on previous structures that
I built.
I built the interior structure of this building in almost the exact same
way as may Merchant’s Row I kit, utilizing my light diffuser box method. The
first level interior of the building is built upon a removable styrene base
with the light box installed on second floor. The removable base allows
access to the bulb in case it ever needs to be changed.
I built the bank’s teller desks out of scrap styrene pieces, as well as the
large support column which actually supports the light diffuser box on top.
The bank’s floor is a tile design that I made in Adobe Photoshop and printed
on matte photo paper. The walls are coloured cardstock.
The second level interiors are attached directly to the main structure. I
built these with a combination of coloured cardstock and styrene which I
secured directly to the inside walls. When the base and light box are
inserted, the light box sits just behind the second level interior rooms. To
allow light into the rooms, I simply cut doorways into the back walls. For
the rooms I didn’t want to light, I simply omitted cutting in a door.
I decorated the final structure with dry transfer decals from Woodland
Scenics as well as a vertical corner sign that was left over from my
Merchant’s Row I kit. For the roof material, I used medium burnt cinders
from Woodland Scenics which I spread about 1/8” thick. I then secured the
cinders with thinned white glue that I applied with a small pipette, mixed
with a few drops of isopropyl alcohol to break the glue mixture’s surface
tension.
3 comments
What colors did you use for the bricks and trim?
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Hey, thanks for the comment. For the bricks, I used Humbrol #26 Khaki, and for the trim I used Humbrol #147 Light Gray, which I lightened very slightly with a couple drops of #34 white.
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